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On August 6, 1945, a US Army Air Forces B-29 Bomber, the Enola Gay, flew over Hiroshima and dropped an atomic bomb. At 8:15 a.m., tens of thousands of people were killed instantly and obliterated the city of Hiroshima. It was estimated that 140,000 people Read More …
Right off of Omotesando (located in Kita-Aoyama, Minato City) is a burger stand that attracts many people and some consider it as one of the best burger restaurants in Tokyo and that’s Fellows. Fellows is closed on Monday but from Tuesday through Saturday, their hours Read More …
Possibly the biggest of the shrines in west Ikebukuro, Ikebukuromitake Shrine is a fascinating shrine because of its history. As many shrines pay their respects, the main deity is Yamato Takeru no Mikoto no Shinwa”. The shrine also pays honor to Yamato Takeru, son of Read More …
I had to file a report at the police station and file a report with train staff after my phone was taken in Ikebukuro and I was able to track the movement of my phone to Shinjuku Station via GPS (I’ll probably blog about this Read More …
For anyone who is looking for convenient dining in Daikanyama, especially one located right at the Daikanyama T-Site, will want to try Ivy Place. Ran by the TYSONS & COMPANY known for restaurants such as Shinagawa harbor restaurant T.Y. Harbor, Cat St. coffee shop The Read More …
Currently in Japan, the tapioca balls (a.k.a. boba) has become a huge trend. While other countries remember how popular the trend was over a decade ago, in Japan, where many trends are started, this is one where the trend took awhile to build up full Read More …
In Japan, The Cream of the Crop and Company is a company known for importing and exporting Pierre Marcolini chocolates to Tokyo. The popular Belgian chocolatier is known for creating luxurious chocolate and the Cream of the Crop and Company made sure his chocolate was Read More …
Yamagishi Kazuo “God of Ramen” knew that in order to keep his famous ramen/tsukemen continuing into the future, he would need to teach others his technique and these others became his apprentice. Yamagishi trained over a hundred apprentices and he looked at his apprentices as Read More …
When it comes to “Ramen Heads” (hardcore ramen fans), ramendb.com is the bible for all things ramen. And while so much attention is received by Tomita Ramen in Matsudo, Chiba (and a film titled “Ramen Heads” featured the restaurant and has been #1 on the Read More …
Located on Ninenzaka, close to Kiyomizudera Temple is the Starbucks that many people from all over the world travel to see. Why so popular? Aside from being a Starbucks coffee shop, it’s one of the few concept stores of the company. In this case, it’s Read More …
I had the opportunity to go to the grand opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Koto ward and right at Kiba Park. The history of the museum dates back as far back in 1926 when the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum first opened Read More …
The next burger place I wanted to try in Tokyo was a restaurant called Whoopi Goldburger (W.P.G.B.) in Shibuya. Obviously a name parody on the comedian but all the other burgers are similar to certain celebrities. And immediately reading about this made me think about Read More …
I have to say that the Farmer’s Market at United Nations University (UNU) was an interesting experience. While I expected it to be packed full of people, I wasn’t aware of how much of a variety a Tokyo-based farmer’s market would incorporate but you get Read More …
As I continue my coverage of the Farmer’s Market at United Nations University (UNU) in Shibuya, Tokyo, there is one thing that I’m sure that people would be interested in knowing is that there are food trucks and food vendors directly nearby. As a matter Read More …
I’m often asked is if there is a place to purchase fresh vegetables and you can easily find a market in many areas around Tokyo. But if you want really awesome vegetables and fruit, but also baked goods and more, you definitely want to give Read More …